to neighborhood strategic development. What strategy would attract developers, inhabitants, and private investors to Het Octrooigebouw? Supply and demand do not match in today’s demand-driven market, and a new use has to be found.
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Future Value To make the building adaptable in the future, a phased strategy was adopted. The property was divided into four blocks, according to fire requirements. Each block has an independent technical infrastructure, while all blocks share vertical circulation. The different blocks could be sold to developers, investors, and private clients. Each floor in each of the blocks can be classified by the function as of private, corporate, or collective ownership. Because the system is flexible it can be adapted to changing market demands in the future.
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